Trace-carrier



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No. 530,356. Patented. Dec. 4, 1894.

a w x l m Mgg A UNITED STA-TEs PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTIAN CASPER SCHWANER, OF WINTERSET, IOWA.

TRACE-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 530,356, dated December 4, 1894.

Application filed May 14, 18 94.

To all whom. it mag concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN CASPER SOHWANER, a citizen ofthe United States of America, residing at Winterset, in the county of Madison and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Trace-0arrier and Harness Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

My object is to facilitate attaching and improving the efliciency of a metal loop adapted to be detachably and adjustably connected with the saddle or backband of a harness to support a trace at a suitable elevation relative to a horse.

My invention consists in the metal loop formed in parts and combined with a harness as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the main part of my device adapted for detachably connecting the minor part therewith, as required for practical use, without the use of any extraneous fastening device. Fig. 2 is a perspective view. of the minor part in the form of a straight flat-faced bar adapted to be connected with the main part. Fig. 3 is a side View showing the two parts connected and portions of each part broken away to show their connection. Fig. 4. is a face View of a portion of a harness showing my metal tracesupport connected therewith and a portion of a trace extended therethrough as required in practical use. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional View through the line 00-42: of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a metal loop adapted to be riveted fast to the end of a leather strap, as shown in Fig. 5, to receive the end of an overlying strap that is fixed to the harness at its top and to which my metal trace support is connected.

In the drawings the part marked A is the main portion of the metal loop adapted to ad mit and support a trace. i

B and B are auxilliary integral loops at its ends adapted to admit a leather strap to be extended therethrough.

C is an integral hook at the center and base of the loop B, and D is a straight tongue. at the base of the loop B and jointly these projections are adapted for detachably con necting the minorpart of my complete device which consists of a metal bar F that has a cavity in one end and a perforation inter= Serial No. 511,250- (No model.)

tion to the strap H to depend and overlie that strap and to project through the loop J as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

To attach my complete deviceto the harness I pass the free end of the strap K through the loops B and B and the tongue D through one of a series of perforations therein and then pass its free end through the loop J fixed to the lower end of the strap H.

L, shown in Fig. 5, represents a short leather strap placed on the tongue D and between the metal bar F and the leather K to protect the edge portion of said strapfrom friction and wear of the trace extended through the metal tracesupporting loop.

Having thus described my invention and the manner of its application and practical use and advantages, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent therefor, 'is- 1. A metal loop and trace carrier comprising two parts detachably connected and consisting of a main part that has integral auxiliary loops at its end portions, in right angled position thereto, and an integral hook at the base of the one loop and a straight tongue at the base of the other of said auxiliary loops, and a bar having a cavity and perforation at one end of the bar to admit the said hook and a perforation at the other end to admit the said tongue, in the manner set forth, for the purposes stated.

2. A metal trace support consisting of a main part A having a loopB and hook O at one end and a loop B and tongue D at the other end, and a metal bar F having perforations at its ends to admit said hook. and tongue, in combination witha harness strap H having a fixedloop J at its lower end, and a leather strap K having perforations to admit the said tongue D for the purposes speci- CHRISTIAN CASPER. SCHWANER. Witnesses:

PETER TURNER, F. B. Hoaro v. 

